Learn how space applications can inform individuals and support health authorities in a wide range of health management issues, such as to provide better healthcare and social services, promote and enable independence, and predict and prepare for health emergencies.

Space research is leading to solutions that help in living independently and with assistance (e.g. telecare and telehealth), as well as greater emphasis on prevention either through emergency response, or forecasts of potential health-threatening situations (wandering or weather related: pollution, heat, cold, etc.) - see examples below

Space solutions therefore can play a significant role in helping to address a number of key health related challenges facing society with scope for paradigm shifts in prevention and independence as well as better management of health conditions, reflecting the needs of an ageing society, and the rise in environmentally-related conditions.

This conference is an opportunity to hear at first-hand about the emerging solutions that are about to transition into operational use and to engage with their developers

Medical experts from a wide range of emerging health and prevention solutions will describe their innovations and how they can add value to the community

improving the autonomy of people with assist devices including wheelchairs

tracking devices for people prone to wandering

personal navigation for visually impaired people

air quality forecasts

smartphone apps to coordinate response to emergencies

reducing response time to cardiac arrest emergencies

climate modelling to estimate the likelihood of an epidemic in developing countries

satellite imagery to support Malaria Control terrain work

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
All professionals who are involved in, and are interested in using and promoting new innovative solutions for healthcare and health protection.

The conference will be of relevance to a broad range of interests that extend from disease specific conditions such as cardiology, asthma, and neurodegeneration, to emergency and social care. It will be of special interest to those involved in one or more of the following:

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